King, Juliet2017-07-312017-07-312016-10https://hdl.handle.net/1805/13689According to the American Art Therapy Association, art therapy is a mental health profession in which clients, facilitated by the art therapist, use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem. This presentation reviews the tenets of art therapy as they apply to assessment and intervention with patients in palliative care.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United StatesArt TherapyPalliative CareSymbolic ExpressionNon-verbal communicationcreativityPresentation